We did a test run of the maiden alpha release of the System76’s Rust-based COSMIC desktop. System76, the company behind the Pop!_OS Linux distribution, has announced the first official alpha release (Epoch 1) of the COSMIC desktop environment. This new version of COSMIC is written in Rust and is beingContinue Reading
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — After stumbling out of the starting gate in Big Tech’s pivotal race to capitalize on artificial intelligence, Apple tried to regain its footing Monday during an annual developers conference that focused mostly on incremental advances and cosmetic changes in its technology. The presummer rite, which attractedContinue Reading
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amazon said Monday that it will spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania, including one it is building alongside a nuclear power plant that has drawn federal scrutiny over an arrangement to essentially plug right into the power plant. Kevin Miller, vice presidentContinue Reading
If gamers can have a slimline version of the OS, why not IT admins? Microsoft just demonstrated it can put Windows 11 on a diet if it really wants to, with the announcement of PC gaming handhelds running a slimmed-down version of the operating system under the hood.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Big tech can’t be bothered to fight crime. It can barely be bothered even to say so Opinion A lot of our tech world is nightmarish, but sometimes this is literally true.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
1.19MHz eight-bit CPU trounced modern GPUs – can you do better with your retro-tech? The Atari 2600 gaming console came into the world in 1977 with an eight-bit processor that ran at 1.19MhZ, and just 128 bytes of RAM – but that’s apparently enough power to beat ChatGPT at chess.…,Continue Reading
Here’s how you can install COSMIC desktop (alpha) in Fedora Workstation edition. System76’s highly anticipated COSMIC desktop environment is now available for installation on Fedora Linux. This gives Linux fans another option of desktop environment which is modern, efficient and customizable to the core. The new COSMIC desktop is aContinue Reading
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Rachel Hoover Jun 06, 2025 When it comes to helping NASA scientists better understand the effects of space travel on the human body, fruit flies are the heavyweights of experiments in weightlessness. Because humans and fruit flies share a lot of similar genetic code, they squeeze a lot of scientific value into a conveniently smallContinue Reading
NASA Hubble Mission Team Goddard Space Flight Center Jun 06, 2025 A galaxy ablaze with young stars is the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. Named NGC 685, this galaxy is situated about 64 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus (the River). NGC 685 is a barred spiral because its feathery spiralContinue Reading
The most telling detail in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia saga isn’t what the DOJ is claiming — it’s what a federal prosecutor refused to do. Ben Schrader, a 15-year veteran of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and chief of the criminal division, abruptly resigned rather than put his nameContinue Reading
BYD is planning to launch a tiny, affordable electric vehicle model in Japan in the second half of 2026, making its entry into the smallest street-legal passenger car segment in the country known as “Kei cars,” a company executive recently told the Financial Times. Atsuki Tofukuji…Continue Reading
The recent surge in aviation accidents has put aviation safety in the spotlight, but the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) states that investigations for plane accidents this year are down nearly 10% compared to last year. In the first quarter of 2024, the NTSB investigated 275 accidents in the US,Continue Reading